| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Moor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Linder | 37-29 |
| 19:29 | Montana | John Hart comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 19:27 | Montana | Jimmy Cull tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Ricky Heath connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 39-31 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Anthony Moor comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 18:55 | Montana | Jimmy Cull tips it home | 39-33 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 18:48 | Montana | Jimmy Cull pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:33 | Montana | Steven Green misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 18:32 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the shot from the left side | 41-33 |
| 18:04 | Montana | Craig Hedrick is hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 17:52 | Montana | Anthony Moor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:50 | Montana | Jimmy Cull snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:31 | Montana | John Hart hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | John Hart picks off the pass by Anthony Stephens | 41-36 |
| 16:53 | Montana | Anthony Moor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 16:51 | Montana | Jimmy Cull grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:31 | Montana | Steven Green is hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Joe Newlon (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SF), Roland Crabtree (PF), David Prater (C) Steven Green, Anthony Moor, Jimmy Cull | |
| 16:15 | Montana | Wendell Elder hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hart | 41-39 |
| 15:50 | Purdue | Albert Hall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Albert Hall, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wendell Elder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Crabtree (fresh) C - David Prater (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Montana | Wendell Elder misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes is hacked by David Prater - foul #1 on David Prater, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Green (SF) Craig Hedrick | |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Joe Newlon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | Montana | John Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:49 | Montana | David Prater misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Joe Newlon gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Albert Hall clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wendell Elder - foul #2 on Wendell Elder, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Charles Ritchie (PF) Matthew Clemons, Joe Newlon | |
| Subs | Montana | Jimmy Cull (C) John Hart | |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:20 | Montana | David Prater is whistled for a carry | 43-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG) Albert Hall | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Moor (PF) Roland Crabtree | |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 45-39 |
| 13:44 | Montana | Steven Green misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), John Hart (SG) David Prater, Wendell Elder | |
| 13:44 | Montana | Steven Green misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:44 | Montana | Steven Green misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 13:30 | Purdue | Anthony Moor blocks the jumper by Lenny Akers | 45-39 |
| 13:29 | Montana | Steven Green grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 13:25 | Montana | Jimmy Cull can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 13:23 | Montana | Steven Green tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jimmy Cull - foul #3 on Jimmy Cull, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Newlon (PF) Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Montana | Roland Crabtree (C) Jimmy Cull | |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:52 | Montana | Anthony Moor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lenny Akers | 46-41 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses badly on a floater from close range | 46-41 |
| 12:43 | Montana | Roland Crabtree grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Roland Crabtree misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 12:27 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Hedrick | 46-41 |
| 12:15 | Montana | Roland Crabtree scores on a floater from the right block set up by Anthony Moor | 46-43 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | John Hart steps in front of the Wayne Linder pass | 46-43 |
| 11:40 | Montana | Lenny Akers takes the ball from Craig Hedrick | 46-43 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Joe Newlon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lenny Akers | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joe Newlon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Steven Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Moor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Crabtree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Montana | Anthony Moor knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Charles Ritchie (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Joe Newlon, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SG), David Prater (SF), Jimmy Cull (C) John Hart, Steven Green, Anthony Moor | |
| 11:12 | Montana | David Prater clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 48-46 |
| 10:48 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Albert Hall | 51-46 |
| 10:34 | Montana | Roland Crabtree knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Hedrick | 51-49 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Albert Hall is fouled on the floor by Craig Hedrick - foul #3 on Craig Hedrick, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG), Anthony Moor (PF) Craig Hedrick, Roland Crabtree | |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jimmy Cull - foul #4 on Jimmy Cull, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Cecil Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG) Jimmy Cull | |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Anthony Moor pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:39 | Montana | John Hart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 09:37 | Purdue | Albert Hall snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan blows the layup but the foul's on Wendell Elder - foul #3 on Wendell Elder, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:18 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:18 | Montana | Anthony Moor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:04 | Montana | John Hart misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 52-49 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Wayne Linder knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 55-49 |
| 08:23 | Montana | Craig Hedrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 08:22 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the jumper in the paint | 55-49 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Lenny Akers picks off the pass by Craig Hedrick | 57-49 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | Wayne Linder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 07:48 | Montana | Wendell Elder pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:31 | Montana | Anthony Moor clanks a jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 07:30 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Wendell Elder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Moor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Prater (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 59-49 |
| 06:39 | Montana | A charge is called on Anthony Moor - foul #2 on Anthony Moor, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Charles Ritchie (PF), Joe Newlon (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Green (SF), Roland Crabtree (PF), Jimmy Cull (C) Wendell Elder, Anthony Moor, David Prater | |
| 06:15 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Clemons | 61-49 |
| 05:57 | Montana | John Hart clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 05:56 | Montana | Steven Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:45 | Montana | Cecil Barnes is called for the reach on Roland Crabtree - foul #1 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| 05:29 | Montana | Steven Green scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hart | 61-52 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Roland Crabtree swats the short shot by Albert Hall | 61-52 |
| 05:19 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jimmy Cull | 61-52 |
| 04:59 | Montana | Steven Green can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 04:58 | Montana | John Hart can't tip it in | 61-52 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Albert Hall pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Albert Hall is fouled on the floor by Craig Hedrick - foul #4 on Craig Hedrick, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes, Joe Newlon | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:37 | Montana | John Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Wayne Linder knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Montana | Jimmy Cull makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Albert Hall misses badly on a shot from the left side | 65-55 |
| 03:58 | Montana | John Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 03:42 | Montana | Craig Hedrick scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Green | 65-57 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 03:20 | Montana | Steven Green gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Ritchie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hart (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Steven Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roland Crabtree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Montana | Craig Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 02:46 | Purdue | Lenny Akers's layup is rejected by Roland Crabtree | 65-57 |
| 02:44 | Montana | Craig Hedrick grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 02:37 | Montana | Steven Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-57 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Cull - foul #5 on Jimmy Cull, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Joe Newlon (PF) Albert Hall, Charles Ritchie | |
| Subs | Montana | David Prater (PG), Wendell Elder (SG), Anthony Moor (PF), Dusty Perkins (C) Craig Hedrick, John Hart, Roland Crabtree, Jimmy Cull | |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Wayne Linder makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:32 | Montana | Dusty Perkins gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 02:25 | Montana | David Prater buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Anthony Stephens - foul #4 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG) Wayne Linder | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:25 | Montana | David Prater makes the free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Matthew Clemons | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens's pass is intercepted by Steven Green | 66-60 |
| 02:09 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Ritchie (PF) Joe Newlon | |
| Subs | Montana | Roland Crabtree (C) Dusty Perkins | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Montana | Roland Crabtree is called for traveling | 66-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), John Hart (SG) David Prater, Wendell Elder | |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 66-60 |
| 01:32 | Montana | John Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Steven Green misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ricky Heath - foul #2 on Ricky Heath, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Steven Green misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Steven Green makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:53 | Purdue | Lenny Akers banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Ritchie | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Montana | Lenny Akers takes the ball from Craig Hedrick | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Craig Hedrick is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Hedrick, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (PG) Craig Hedrick | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Roland Crabtree grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Montana | Wendell Elder misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Ricky Heath is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Elder - foul #4 on Wendell Elder, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Roland Crabtree hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens runs out the clock | 71-61 |